Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 08 Mar 2022

Asian Sailing Championship

Why in News

• MP State Sailing Academy players Ritika Dangi and Neha Thakur won gold and bronze medals respectively in the Asian Sailing Championship held in Abu Dhabi from February 27 to March 6, 2022.

Key Points

• Ritika Dangi won gold medal in ILCA-4 (Laser 4.7 class boat) event, while Neha Thakur brought laurels to the country and the state by winning a bronze medal in this event.
• With this the Indian sailing team has qualified for the Asian Games.
• Ritika Dangi is a resident of village Tajpura, Narsinghgarh Tehsil, District Rajgarh, while Neha Thakur is a resident of Amaltaj village of Hatpipliya Tehsil of Dewas district.
• Chief coach of MP State Sailing Academy, Mr. Arjun and Vishwamitra awardee GL Yadav said that both Ritika and Neha are strong contenders for medals in Asian Games. In two of the three trials held so far, both the players are in first and second place.

Virtual International Conference on Women Entrepreneurship

Why in News

• Recently, a three-day international e-conference was organized by the Management Faculty of Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal through a virtual medium on Women Entrepreneurship Transformation, Initiation and Global Potential.

Key Points

• Eminent speakers from home and abroad delivered their lectures in this three-day international e-conference.
• The conference was organized under the aegis of Women Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI), MP Coaching Council, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) and Atal Incubation Center (AIC-RNTU).
• A large number of academicians, researchers, students and industry professionals from India and abroad participated in this international e-convention. The 'Best Research Paper' was also announced on the last day of the e-conference.
• The research papers included in the conference will be brought in the form of ISBN book.